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tataH prabhAte vimale kR^itakarmA narAdhipaH . 
vishvAmitraM mahAtmAnamAjuhAva sarAghavam .. 1..\\
tamarchayitvA dharmAtmA shAstradR^iShTtena karmaNA . 
rAghavau cha mahAtmAnau tadA vAkyamuvAcha ha .. 2..\\
bhagavansvAgata.n te.astu kiM karomi tavAnagha . 
bhavAnAGYApayatu mAmAGYApyo bhavatA hyaham .. 3..\\
evamuktaH sa dharmAtmA janakena mahAtmanA . 
pratyuvAcha munirvIra.n vAkyaM vAkyavishAradaH .. 4..\\
putrau dasharathasyemau kShatriyau lokavishrutau . 
draShTukAmau dhanuH shreShTha.n yadetattvayi tiShThati .. 5..\\
etaddarshaya bhadra.n te kR^itakAmau nR^ipAtmajau . 
darshanAdasya dhanuSho yatheShTaM pratiyAsyataH .. 6..\\
evamuktastu janakaH pratyuvAcha mahAmunim . 
shrUyatAmasya dhanuSho yadarthamiha tiShThati .. 7..\\
devarAta iti khyAto nimeH ShaShTho mahIpatiH . 
nyAso.aya.n tasya bhagavanhaste datto mahAtmanA .. 8..\\
dakShayaGYavadhe pUrva.n dhanurAyamya vIryavAn . 
rudrastu tridashAnroShAtsalilamidamabravIt .. 9..\\
yasmAdbhAgArthino bhAgAnnAkalpayata me surAH . 
varA~NgAni mahArhANi dhanuShA shAtayAmi vaH .. 10..\\
tato vimanasaH sarve devA vai munipu~Ngava . 
prasAdayanti devesha.n teShAM prIto.abhavadbhavaH .. 11..\\
prItiyuktaH sa sarveShA.n dadau teShAM mahAtmanAm .. 12..\\
tadetaddevadevasya dhanUratnaM mahAtmanaH . 
nyAsabhUta.n tadA nyastamasmAkaM pUrvake vibho .. 13..\\
atha me kR^iShataH kShetra.n lA~NgalAdutthitA mama . 
kShetra.n shodhayatA labdhvA nAmnA sIteti vishrutA .. 14..\\
bhUtalAdutthitA sA tu vyavardhata mamAtmajA . 
vIryashulketi me kanyA sthApiteyamayonijA .. 15..\\
bhUtalAdutthitA.n tAM tu vardhamAnAM mamAtmajAm . 
varayAmAsurAgamya rAjAno munipu~Ngava .. 16..\\
teShA.n varayatA.n kanyAM sarveShAM pR^ithivIkShitAm . 
vIryashulketi bhagavanna dadAmi sutAm aham .. 17..\\
tataH sarve nR^ipatayaH sametya munipu~Ngava . 
mithilAmabhyupAgamya vIrya.n jiGYAsavastadA .. 18..\\
teShA.n jiGYAsamAnAnA.n vIryaM dhanurupAhR^itam . 
na shekurgrahaNe tasya dhanuShastolane.api vA .. 19..\\
teShA.n vIryavatAM vIryamalpaM GYAtvA mahAmune . 
pratyAkhyAtA nR^ipatayastannibodha tapodhana .. 20..\\
tataH paramakopena rAjAno munipu~Ngava . 
arundhanmithilA.n sarve vIryasandehamAgatAH .. 21..\\
AtmAnamavadhUta.n te viGYAya munipu~Ngava . 
roSheNa mahatAviShTAH pIDayanmithilAM purIm .. 22..\\
tataH sa.nvatsare pUrNe kShaya.n yAtAni sarvashaH . 
sAdhanAni munireShTha tato.ahaM bhR^ishaduHkhitaH .. 23..\\
tato devagaNAnsarvA.nstapasAhaM prasAdayam . 
dadushcha paramaprItAshchatura~Ngabala.n surAH .. 24..\\
tato bhagnA nR^ipatayo hanyamAnA disho yayuH . 
avIryA vIryasandigdhA sAmAtyAH pApakAriNaH .. 25..\\
tadetanmunishArdUla dhanuH paramabhAsvaram . 
rAmalakShmaNayoshchApi darshayiShyAmi suvrata .. 26..\\
yadyasya dhanuSho rAmaH kuryAdAropaNaM mune . 
sutAmayonijA.n sItA.n dadyAM dAsharatheraham .. 27..\\
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The files in this directory are revised versions of the         
digital files produced by Professor Muneo Tokunaga, Kyoto       
University, and copyrighted by him. I am grateful to Professor  
Tokunaga for his agreement to this use of his original files    
and for permitting the revised versions to be made publicly     
available.   \\                                                   
Dr J. D. Smith ;                            
email: jds10@cam.ac.uk  ; 
http://bombay.oriental.cam.ac.uk/index.html                     
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